OXFORD, Miss. – United States Supreme Court Justices Antonin Scalia and Elena Kagan offered advice Monday (Dec. 15) to law students at the University of Mississippi during a law school event at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. The justices told the audience of nearly 1,000 about their days at Harvard LawRead the story …
U.S. Supreme Court Justices Give Advice to UM Law Students
Audience gets glimpse of jurists' real character, perspectives on constitutional law
December 16, 2014 by
ISS Minor Becomes Internationally Certified Program
Certification is dream come true for UM intelligence studies faculty, staff
December 10, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Intelligence and Security Studies minor at the University of Mississippi is officially an internationally certified program. The UM minor is the first program to receive certification from the International Association for Intelligence Education, or IAFIE. The endorsement helps CISS remain a leader at the forefront of intelligence education. Following the attacksRead the story …
Mary Ann Mobley Collins, First Mississippian Crowned Miss America, Passes Away at 75
December 9, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi family is saddened by the passing of Mary Ann Mobley Collins, the first Mississippian to be crowned Miss America, an acclaimed actress and filmmaker, and a 1958 graduate of Ole Miss. A native of Brandon, she was the university’s first Carrier Scholar and later became the first womanRead the story …
Ole Miss’ Shackelford Wins 2014 Wuerffel Trophy
Graduate Linebacker Honored for Exceptional Community Service
December 9, 2014 by
FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. – Former Heisman Trophy winner Danny Wuerffel announced Tuesday that the winner of the 2014 Wuerffel Trophy is Ole Miss linebacker Deterrian Shackelford. The All Sports Association presents the Wuerffel Trophy to the Football Bowl Subdivision football player who best exhibits exemplary community service. “It’s hard for me to express howRead the story …
Documenting the Culinary Wealth of the South
Jim 'N Nick's founder, wife make major gift to Southern Foodways Alliance
December 8, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Nick and Suzanne Pihakis of Birmingham, Alabama, have made a transformative gift to endow the Pihakis Foodways Documentary Fellow, a filmmaking and teaching position at the University of Mississippi and its Southern Foodways Alliance. Thanks to their generosity, stories of the South’s diverse food cultures will be filmed and produced for posterityRead the story …
U.S. Supreme Court Justices Antonin Scalia and Elena Kagan to Visit UM
Session is free and open to the public, but tickets are required
December 2, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi School of Law will host two U.S. Supreme Court justices in December for a session open to the general public. The meeting, titled “A Conversation with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and Justice Elena Kagan,” will take place at 10 a.m. Dec. 15 at the Gertrude C. Ford CenterRead the story …
Three-Year-Old Hero Drives Grandfather to Run
CME professor Jack McClurg is running in the St. Jude half marathon Saturday for his granddaughter
December 2, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Not many college professors would ascribe hero status to a 3-year-old, but Jack McClurg is not just any college professor. And his granddaughter Lylah is not just any 3-year-old. Since April, Lylah has been at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital battling Stage 4 neuroblastoma. She has finished six rounds of chemotherapy, goneRead the story …
CELI Helps Delta Elementary School Rise to A Rating
Literacy instruction center provides resources for Tunica teachers
November 28, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – With support from the University of Mississippi’s Center for Excellence in Literacy Instruction, or CELI, Dundee Elementary School in Tunica has earned an A rating from the Mississippi Department of Education, making it the highest-rated school in the Tunica County School District. The latest MDE data shows third- through fifth-graders at Dundee achievedRead the story …
UM Vice Chancellor Honored as Prestigious AAAS Fellow
Alice Clark cited for research achievements, service to National Institutes of Health
November 24, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Alice M. Clark, vice chancellor for research and sponsored programs and Frederick A.P. Barnard Distinguished Professor of Pharmacognosy at the University of Mississippi, has been named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Election as a fellow is bestowed upon AAAS members by their peers based on theRead the story …
Second Annual Egg Bowl Run Set for Monday
ROTC cadets to make the 100-mile run from Starkville to Oxford to deliver game ball
November 21, 2014 by
The advent of cooler temperatures signals the beginning of the holiday season and the chilly reminder that the annual Egg Bowl is right around the corner. This year, fans of the two Egg Bowl rivals have another event to look forward to before the main event’s kickoff on Saturday. The second annual Egg Bowl RunRead the story …